{"id":5203,"date":"2014-04-25T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:44:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:44:06","slug":"10-brazilian-slang-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/10-brazilian-slang-words\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Brazilian Slang Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Slang is everywhere! We all use slang from time to time so I chose ten slang words that you can use with no problem (they’re not swear words), ok?<\/p>\n

Here we go! (Oh, I love this!)<\/p>\n

Download audio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

01. \u00c9 o c\u00e3o chupando manga.<\/strong> Literally it means “it’s the dog (or the devil) sucking on a mango”. This is not a very pretty picture so this expressions means that someone is really, trust me, really ugly.<\/p>\n

Cara, como voc\u00ea conseguiu ficar com aquela mina? Ela \u00e9 o c\u00e3o chupando manga.
\nDude, how could you hook up with that chick? She’s “fugly”!<\/em><\/p>\n

02. N\u00e3o t\u00f4 nem a\u00ed!<\/strong> This means that you don’t give a damn about what someone things or what’s going to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Olha, n\u00e3o t\u00f4 nem a\u00ed com o que ela pensa de mim.
\nLook, I couldn’t care less what she thinks of me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ela t\u00e1 acima do peso, mas n\u00e3o t\u00e1 nem a\u00ed e vai pra praia de biquini.
\nShe’s overweight, but she doesn’t care and goes to the beach in a bikini.<\/em><\/p>\n

03. Bus\u00e3o.<\/strong> Yes, people use “bus\u00e3o” to say “\u00f4nibus” (bus).<\/p>\n

Pega o bus\u00e3o, p\u00e1ra na S\u00e3o Francisco e voc\u00ea j\u00e1 t\u00e1 do lado da balada. N\u00e3o tem erro!
\nTake the bus, stop on S\u00e3o Francisco and you’re right next to the club. You can’t miss it!<\/em><\/p>\n

04. Dar uma geral.<\/strong> This means to clean up a place, to tidy it up, organize it.<\/p>\n

\u00d3, vou dar uma geral no meu quarto e j\u00e1 des\u00e7o, beleza?
\nHey, I’m going to clean up my room and I’ll be right down, ok?<\/em><\/p>\n

05. Demorou!<\/strong> Of course! Hell yeah!<\/p>\n

‘Vai ter um churrasco aqui em casa hoje \u00e0 noite. Cola a\u00ed!’ ‘Demorou!’
\n‘I’m having a barbecue at home tonight. Come on over!’ ‘Hell yeah!’<\/em><\/p>\n

06. Treta.<\/strong> A treta is a fight or an unpleasant situation in general. There is also the verb “tretar”.<\/p>\n

Teve uma treta na classe e a professora saiu chorando.
\nSomething nasty happened in the classroom and the teacher left crying.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eles tretaram por causa de 50 reais.
\nThey got into a fight because of 50 reals.<\/em><\/p>\n

07. Foi mal!<\/strong> Sorry! My bad!<\/p>\n

Putz, pisei no seu p\u00e9. Foi mal!
\nDamn, I stepped on your foot. My bad!<\/em><\/p>\n

08. Molhar a m\u00e3o.<\/strong> Literally it means to wet somebody’s hand – to bribe.<\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea quiser mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es voc\u00ea vai ter que molhar a m\u00e3o dele.
\nIf you want more information you will have to bribe him.<\/em><\/p>\n

09. Pisar na bola.<\/strong> In English we have the expression “to drop the ball”, in Portuguese we say “to step on the ball”. It can mean to screw something up or let someone down.<\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea pisar na bola de novo, voc\u00ea t\u00e1 fora do projeto.
\nIf you drop the ball again, you’re out of the project.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ele pisou na bola feio com ela.
\nHe let her down completely.<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Chapado.<\/strong> If you’re chapado you’re either very drunk or very high!<\/p>\n

Ele tava chapado na festa ontem. O que ser\u00e1 que ele bebeu?
\nHe was so drunk at the party yesterday. I wonder what he drank.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Slang is everywhere! We all use slang from time to time so I chose ten slang words that you can use with no problem (they’re not swear words), ok? Here we go! (Oh, I love this!) Download audio 01. \u00c9 o c\u00e3o chupando manga. Literally it means “it’s the dog (or the devil) sucking on…<\/p>\n

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